BEF 534

this week i started my first ever graduate course, courtesy of the University of Alabama-Birmingham. the name of the class is Multicultural Education and is the first in a series of getting a masters degree in Education. the class is taught in english (thankfully) by an ex professor from George Mason University and is a pretty intersting class so far. it started on monday (unbeknownst to me) but i started on tuesday. i arrive a bit late most of the time because my classes at my school don't get out until 330p, which is when the masters course starts. but the teacher is flexible and he's having me (and a couple others with the same problem) do a little extra work to make it fair for everyone.

it's a pretty intensive schedule. 330p to 730pm 5 days a week and after a month, the course is over. next friday i've got to write a 2500 word term paper on a topic of my choice, related to the class. i haven't decided what to do yet but i have a couple ideas. i tell ya, it makes for a long, busy day for me. it's very reminiscent of my university days of working two jobs and going to school.

the downside to all this is that, in order to leave my school the two days of the week that permit me, i'll have to take a pay cut. i don't know how much it's going to be (probably not a lot) but the fact that it will happen at all just irks me.